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I've read that crawling and creeping are key to determining how well a person comprehends when reading. They are also key in the development of other skills. Studies indicate that children who miss these movements have reading comprehension problems later in school among other things. I am very concerned that my 8 and 1/2 old child is not crawling. I do believe what I have read about the subject. These reports also say that the amount of time spent crawling is also crucial. I will be getting in touch with The Institute for the Achievement of Human Potential to schedule therapy. They have a website if anyone is interested. My husband and I are trying to help our daughter on our own, but we are afraid that we may be doing something that might hurt her.

My son is three days shy of 10 months, and he does not crawl. However, he scoots on one foot on the ground and the other curled under him. He also rolls and lunges for things, and when he falls, he pushes himself into a sitting position. Despite these accomplishments, my pediatrician has had him in physical therapy for "hypotonia", which is muscle weakness. My physical therapist plans on keeping him in therapy until he walks. I hope he crawls at some point, but I am really happy with the progress he has made. If you are worried, you should insist on having your child evaluated by a physical therapist. It can't hurt!

My 18 month old son doesn't crawl, sit up, stand, walk or talk. His way of getting around is by rolling everywhere in the house. Unfortunately, my son's doctor has diagnosed him as "developmentally delayed". We are also waiting to see a neurologist to find out if he has any other more serious problems.

My 9 1/2 month old girl isn't crawling either. I guess I'm not terribley concerned that she crawl more so how to defend her from my mother sho claims that if a baby doesn't crawl then they'll lack motor skills and won't do well in school. What a bunch of malarky!

My little boy is 6 months old and can only roll in one direction. He can roll easily from his tummy to his back but gets stuck on his side when trying to go from his back to his tummy. He also is still sitting with support because he is still a little on the wobbly side when sitting alone. He is about 20 pounds and is about 30 inches long. He is very big. Do you think that all of this might stem from his size?

My 9 month old not only refuses to crawl but is so frustrated by not being able to move that he is a constant crabby baby. He does roll around to get places but that doesn't seem to be enough. All he wants to do is stand, stand, stand. Unfortunately when he wants to move he needs my help and if I am not right there the screaming starts. I wish he would crawl so some of his frustration would go away.

I have an 8 1/2 month old son who doesn't seem very interested in crawling. He can move himself around (and around and around) by arching his back, looking behind him, then straightening out. My wife and I are trying to figure out how to "teach" him to crawl, but he won't have it. Looking at the various posts on this site, I'm going to try not to worry too much about it. After all, my sister-in-law's kids never crawled either. One of them rolled all over the place, and the other did a GI Joe slither across the floor! Plus, our son was tremendously huge (almost 11 pounds...and two weeks EARLY)and our pediatrician tells us that his movement skills might take longer to develop because of his size and weight.

My 10 month old Isabella never crawled, she is now trying to walk and she is starting to stand on her on for 5 seconds, she tried crawling when she was 7 months and she went on rolling and she was just very confortable doing it. She now stands most of the time. Our Dr. is not concerned he thinks her development is just fine, we have many friends that have babies that they went from sitting to walking!

My daugher is 9 months. She doesn't crawl but she will pull herself along with her arms or scoot on her back to what and where she wants. She has no intrest in standing and never tries to pull herself up, but is content with the scooting. She was a little baby (6lbs) and is only in the 25th percentile for length and weight, so I wonder if that has something to do with it. She is really smart and very active, just little and lazy!!

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